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By then, however, stories had surfaced of foreign tourists being detained for weeks, even months, without explanation or apparent cause.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Russia's Black Sea Fleet said the diesel-powered submarine Novorossiysk had surfaced off France to comply with navigation rules in the English Channel, through which it was shadowed by a UK warship and helicopter.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

Questions about U.S. tactics had surfaced from the outset, when Bradley put Collin Morikawa and Harris English together for the opening session of foursomes, where teammates alternate shots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2025

Banks has told The Texas Tribune this month that pushback had surfaced over her hiring at A&M because of her work on race and diversity in newsrooms.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023

The characteristic had surfaced, to a greater or lesser degree, in nearly every horse to descend from his great-grandsire, Hastings, a thousand-pound misanthrope for the ages.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand